Natural disasters disproportionately affect communities that are poor or otherwise vulnerable. This year’s Architecture Sans Frontières – UK Summer School ‘An alternative view on disasters and development’ addressed the range of pre-emptive and response strategies in disaster and conflict zones. The summer school challenged the participants to consider response strategies in terms of timescale, local vs. global solutions, disaster risk reduction through technical capabilities for prediction of future disasters and local opportunities for adaptation. The workshop was structured with an introductory two-day…